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Secret Ballot

ATM appeals the ruling on secret ballot for Phala Phala report
Article
/ 19 May 2023

ATM appeals the ruling on secret ballot for Phala Phala report

The opposition party has argued that the high court failed to follow the pronouncements of the appellate court on the test for a secret ballot on a National Assembly vote

By Emsie Ferreira
From ATM to Zuma: A court calendar full of political conundrums
National
/ 6 January 2023

From ATM to Zuma: A court calendar full of political conundrums

From a bid to overturn parliament’s rejection of the Ngcobo report to Jacob Zuma’s appeal to stay out of prison, political actors will fill the courts

By Emsie Ferreira
ATM wins secret ballot case on appeal
Politics
/ 2 December 2021

ATM wins secret ballot case on appeal

Former speaker Thandi Modise’s refusal to allow MPs to vote in secret on a motion of no confidence against President Cyril Ramaphosa was not rational, the SCA held

By Emsie Ferreira
ATM’s secret ballot legal battle continues
Politics
/ 4 February 2021

ATM’s secret ballot legal battle continues

The party says ‘toxic atmosphere’ in the ANC will affect MPs votes of no confidence against Ramaphosa

By Emsie Ferreira
LIVESTREAM: MPs cast ‘historic’ secret ballot vote
Article
/ 8 August 2017

LIVESTREAM: MPs cast ‘historic’ secret ballot vote

Draft resolution: Motion of no confidence in the President in terms of section 102(2) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (85)

By Staff Reporter
Secret ballot: Yes, Mbete may – but maybe not
Article
/ 23 June 2017

Secret ballot: Yes, Mbete may – but maybe not

The speaker’s political future hinges on her secret ballot decision in the Zuma no-confidence motion

By Dineo Bendile, Matuma Letsoalo Author and Govan Whittles
The ball is now squarely in Baleka’s court
Article
/ 23 June 2017

The ball is now squarely in Baleka’s court

How she decides on allowing a secret ballot could see the speaker face further legal action

By Franny Rabkin
We still won’t vote against Zuma – ANC caucus on secret ballot ruling
Article
/ 22 June 2017

We still won’t vote against Zuma – ANC caucus on secret ballot ruling

The ANC in Parliament has welcomed the Constitutional Court’s ruling that Speaker Baleka Mbete must decide again on a motion of no confidence.

By Paul Herman and Jan Gerber
Mogale City’s secret ballot spat is Parliament in reverse
Article
/ 9 June 2017

Mogale City’s secret ballot spat is Parliament in reverse

ANC denies accusations of bribery

By Given Sigauqwe
‘Judicial overreach’ is back
Article
/ 19 May 2017

‘Judicial overreach’ is back

The ANC had moved towards blaming itself for legal defeats – but KZN this week led the counter-charge

By Phillip De Wet
#SecretBallot: ‘These are issues that affect us, but they are not involving us’
Article
/ 15 May 2017

#SecretBallot: ‘These are issues that affect us, but they are not involving us’

The Daily Vox asked some Johannesburg citizens whether South Africa needs a secret ballot to get rid of Zuma.

By Staff Reporter
ConCourt to hear UDM’s secret ballot bid on May 15
Article
/ 3 May 2017

ConCourt to hear UDM’s secret ballot bid on May 15

The party argues that since the president is elected secretly, a vote of no confidence should be conducted in a similar manner.

By Staff Reporter
Letters to the editor: April 21 to 27 2017
Article
/ 21 April 2017

Letters to the editor: April 21 to 27 2017

Readers write in about the ANC, and the secret ballot.

By Letters

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